Dr. Tomohito Shinoda's Profile

Education

Ph.D. in International Relations, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced
International Studies, the Johns Hopkins University, May 1994.
Comprehensives in International Economics, American Foreign Policy, and
Japan/China Studies. Ph.D. dissertation titled Struggle to Lead: The Japanese Prime
Minister's Power and His Conduct of Economic Policy.

M.A. in International Relations, the International University of Japan,
Niigata, Japan, March 1986. M.A. Thesis on Japanese Lobbying in
Washington.

B.A. in American Studies, Osaka University of Foreign Studies, March 1983.

Employment

Professor, the Research Institute, International University of Japan. Niigata, Japan. January 2007-Present.

Associate Professor, International University of Japan Research Institute, January 1998-December 2006.

Assistant Professor and Research Fellow, the Center for Japan-U.S.
Relations, International University of Japan. Niigata, Japan. October 1994 - December 1997.

Washington Representative, Taro Kimura Inc. Covering economic
and political issues in Washington for a weekly newsletter. (Mr. Kimura is
a nationally known TV commentator in Japan.) Washington, D.C. September 1989 - June 1994.

Tokyo Representative, the Edwin O. Reischauer Center, the School of
Advanced International Studies, the Johns Hopkins University.
Responsibilities included organizing a summer internship Program, SAIS
alumni in Japan, fund-raising related office works. September 1985 - June
1989.

Research Fellow, Center for Japan-U.S. Relations, the International
University of Japan. Conducting research on Japan-U.S. relations and
comparative studies on the political systems in Japan and the United States.
Co-taught class on U.S.-Japan relations for three years. April 1986 - June
1989.

Intern, the Foreign Policy Room, the Office of Senator Edward Kennedy.
Spring 1985.

International Commodity Trader, specialized in sugar, Taiyo Fishery
Co., Tokyo Japan. April 1983 - March 1984.

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